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Still holding at 155lbs

Took this last night before we went to eat. Great reminder of why I need to work on maintaining right now.   Fourth week being unfilled. It sucks, but hopefully I can get in to see my doctor and work towards restriction again. He wanted me to give it 4-6 weeks to let everything calm down and heal.
lianna

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Sept 30

173 lbs   Down 56 lbs. I am not sure why the loss is going so slow now... that isnt entirely true, I have only been working out once/twice a week since school started. I have lost fairly slow the whole time, which is fine, but I have barely lost anything in the past month. I really want to hit 169 by my one year band anniversary on Oct 27. (4 lbs in 4 weeks, lol) I think I will be able to reach that for a mini-goal!!!
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NSV

This will be the first post in my new journal. I find that I am a slow loser. Sucks. I was banded Oct. 27 and am only down 16 lbs. About half of that was in the first 2 weeks on the clear/full liquids. I have been exercising the past month though and can tell the difference in the way my clothes fit. I have some pants that are just flat too big now. The janitor at my school told me I looked thinner today......there is hope.
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measurements

20 lbs. makes a difference, glad I took all these to keep a perspective!   229 ,209, inches lost   neck 14.5 ,14, -0.5 chest 48.5, 47, -1.5 ribcage 41,39, -2.0 waist 43, 39.5, -3.5 hips 51, 49, -1.0 thigh 28, 28, -0.0:( calf 17 ,16, -1.0 ankle 9.5, 9, -0.5 bicep 14, 12.5, -1.5 forearm 10 ,9.75, -0.25 wrist 6.25 ,6, -0.25
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May 28

190 lbs   It has been slow going the past few weeks. I am constantly hungry and know I am in need of a tiny fill. I am going to schedule one as soon as I am out for summer. I hate the end of the school year, it so hectic and stressful, the kids just suck the energy right out of me. I have gotten into a bad habit....everyday at lunch I ask for my tea in a to-go cup. I never drink with meals but finally realized that I had starting drinking my tea as we got in the car to head back to school. Very counterproductive for keeping the hunger at bay. Time to get this weight loss back on track!
lianna

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May 25, size 10 midrise jeans

Sharing with: Everyone incisions and tummy at 18 months   Uploaded: May 19, 2007 SEND DELETE I was trying to take a picture of my scars last week, but I was thrilled to notice that my jeans are not the least bit tight now!!! I am hoping that since I finally have some fill in my band again that I can drop another 5-10 lbs in the next month or two.....or 3 at this rate! Even so, I am pretty happy already! Heck of a sight better than I felt or looked in size 20W.
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March 7

Tuesday 202 lbs   199 is so close I can taste it. I have actually lost 8 lbs since February 7th. I have picked up the pace a bit. I need to get off my big butt and start working out. I am hoping to hit 199 by March 21, which gives me 2 weeks to lose 3 lbs.....since i am averaging 1.5 a week I think I can do it without any problem.
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March 30

Thursday   Havent been tracking food. It really seems like no matter how good or bad I eat I consistently lose about 6 lbs a month. I skipped breakfast and was starving at lunch. I was really bad at lunch....I had a Subway wrap and was only able to eat half. About 30 minutes later I was still freaking hungry and drank some water. Of course the water didnt help, so I ate the other half of the wrap. I need to keep some damn protein drinks in my mini fridge in my classroom. I had a light supper though. Some grilled zuchinni and about 4 bites of a pork chop.
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March 3

Friday   I love this restriction. I think I am at my sweet spot.   b......thin oatmeal, couldnt eat all of it.....got full l......1 piece of fish, 2 shrimp, 1 onion ring d.....T-bone steak tiny tiny bites chewed very well and had no problems. part of a twice baked potato. snack.....2 sugar free mini reeses peanut butter cups
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March 28

Tuesday 198.5!!!   Yesterday was my 5 month anniversary and I am down 30 lbs! I am thrilled!! I have refused to compare my loss to anyone elses, I am losing at the rate I lose at! I have consistently lost about 6 lbs a month. I have so many NSV's I cant begin to list them, but I need to...just to look back at. 30 lbs has made a HUGE difference on my body, especially from the waist up.   1. My waist is SIX inches smaller. 2. Ribcage under my bra is FIVE inches smaller....36 inches and one inch smaller than my waist!! Goodbye back fat. 3. My arm at the bicep is only 12.5 inches, ! 4. From size 20W pants to size 16 and 18.....16-18 misses, not W!!!! 5. My boobs stick out farther than tummy...no longer look 5mo pregnant. 6. There is not ONE coworker, friend, family that has not noticed and commented on the weight loss (and I am still in the closet with banding) 7. First time under 200 in about 4 years. 8. My face is getting thin enough I am starting to feel really pretty again. 9. I feel 'heavy/normal' and not huge, bloated, puffy 10. My ankles never ever get edema anymore. 11. I have zero nighttime reflux anymore. 12. My DH says it is like having sex with a different woman because he can FEEl such a difference in my body. 14. My back is completely smooth. No roll above waistband or around bra. 15. Blood sugar stays very stable (thanks to no bread, lmao) 16. OFF BP medicine....was only borderline and now normal. 17. Gone from (bust,waist,hip) 48.5,43,51 to 46.5(-2),37(-6),47(-4)......big fat gut is so much more in portortion now, hell! its gone!!!...maybe that is why everyone notices I have lost weight. My shape is still big but back to being very shapely now.   I could keep going but these are the major ones....in no particular order.
lianna

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Mar 5

154 lbs!!!!   OMG!!! I am only 9 lbs to goal! I am going to make it! Man I needed that fill, I went from 2cc to 2.7ccs. I think I may be pretty restricted. I dont like to be very tight......I prefer to be able to eat a healthy variety of foods and just have help with the portions. We will see.
lianna

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June 17

186.5 lbs   The weight seems like it is coming off at a snails pace now. I guess it really isnt so bad. I started June at 190, so I have lost 3.5 lbs these last 2 weeks. I have 8 weeks of summer break left, I hope I can drop 12 more before school starts. I guess that will be my new goal......174lbs by August 15 (which is my 14th anniversary!).
lianna

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Jan 22

I weighed 213 this morning so I guess my whopping pound down for the month is going to stay down. I go for a fill tomorrow and hopefully that will get back on the losing end again! I love the idea of having a journal here. I think I will start using it to track my daily menus and weight for the week. I kept a journal like that when I was lowcarb dieting and it really helped to be able to go back to weeks with great losses and see what I was eating.
lianna

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Jan 20

162 lbs!   Finally am dropping pounds again. I think it is going to be very slow from here to goal. I have 17 more pounds to goal, and at this rate it will take me 17 weeks to lose it....4 months, and that is without anymore stalls or plateaus. Hopefully I can make it to goal by summer!
lianna

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Feb 9

Thursday I used to love to journal food when I was low carbing. I could have a week of great loss and always go back to see what I was eating. I remember thinking 'what the hell was i eating when i lost that 7 lbs in 2 weeks' and going back to SEE what i was eating. If I get a good idea of what I am actually eating maybe I can tweak something.   B- bacon and egg taco, didnt eat the tortilla L- potluck at work.....bbq brisket and sausage, pickles onions, cheese cubes and grapes, 2 big homemade cookies S- meat patty with mushroom gravy
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Feb 8 ........ 210 lbs

Wednesday Ate like a pig at the superbowl party. Weighed 210 this morning but finally got my eating back on track today. I lost 4 lbs in January and nothing this month. I think I will have to start using fitday to track my calories. I wonder if I can get Dr Smith to switch me to Metformin. I hate losing this slowly, it is frustrating.   breakfast 2 scrambled eggs lunch popcorn chicken supper 4oz filet mignon with mushrooms and some broccoli
lianna

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Feb 5

Superbowl Sunday   breakfast- protein drink lunch- low carb tortilla with ham and skim mozerella rolled up   Will be taking a crockpot of teriaki meatballs to the party later. I figure 3-4 meatballs and something off the veggie tray should do me for supper. The alcohol is a different story. Taking a bottle of Merlot with me, empty calories but oh-so-good.   Yeah right~~~I ate so much crap today. chips and dip, brisket, beans, tortilla chips and guacamole, etc... Gotta getta grip tomorrow.
lianna

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Feb 3-4

Friday Did pretty good. They had bisquits and sausage for breakfast so I ate a piece of sausage and had an Atkins protien drink. Threw the bisquit away. We took a group of students on a field trip to the movies and they had pizza delivered to the park. One of the aids went and picked up chicken for some of us. I had most of a breast and 3-4 bites of cole slaw. Gave the bisquit and mashed potatoes away. Volunteered to serve at the lodge tonite. Stuck around and had drinks afterwards. I drank 4-5 glasses of Chardonnay. Had half a bowl of bean and bacon soup and a few bites of leftover chicken for supper when we got home.   Saturday Woke up at 7 and drank an Atkins drink. I am lazy about drinking those instead of eating something, and they really arent filling.....I just want to break the habit of skipping breakfast and they are convenient. About 10 now and ate the rest of the bowl of soup. I hope to eat a good lunch and supper today. A little hungover feeling, too much wine last night. I am sure I am a little dehydrated I have drank about 3 glasses of water already.
lianna

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Feb 28 204 lbs

Tuesday   204 lbs!!! I am officially down 25 lbs in 16 weeks! I had a nightmare of a fill on Saturday. Done under flouroscopy my fill doc (who will remain un-named) supposedly added .4 to bring me to 1.9ccs. I swallowed water fine but by the time I got home I was completely shut and spitting up slime and foam. By sunday I was desperate and in pain. I called Dr. Sanchez and he met me Monday and when they (he and Dr. Susanah both met me) drew out fluid I was filled to 2.4 ccs. That fill doc had put me from 1.5ccs to 2.4 ccs and it just slammed me shut. I am so upset and will never go back to that fill doc again. I went 48 hours without a bite to eat or a sip of water. I was in worse pain than I was post op. How the hell could he make a mistake like that? I know I swell after fills, I was swollen shut after surgery requiring an extra night in hospital, and I let fill guy know that I wanted to take a conservative approach on fills. He read my charts before flouro.... I went from 1.0 to 1.3 to 1.5 and had wanted to go to only 1.7ccs this time. He said that he wanted to add .4 and take me to 1.9.....but I had 2.4ccs in my band. I absolutely love Drs. Sanchez and Susanah for driving 3 hours to meet me and do an unfill!!!!!and they didnt charge me a penny! I just dont understand how my fill doc could make such a mistake....needless to say I will never go back to him. I am now at 2.1 and taking off .3ccs was instant relief. It felt so good to drink that cup of water that I dont even mind being on liquids for a few days.   b..... oatmeal with some flaxseed l......Cream of chicken soup d.....chicken with mushrooms and some sauteed zuchinni with squash   I had no issues at all with breakfast or lunch and went for a normal supper and had no problems. I guess the liquids and mushies arent as necessary after an unfill.
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Feb 21

Tuesday 206 lbs   Well, I actually stayed down a pound. I think that makes me 8 down from Jan. 1st. I am going to get a tiny fill on Saturday, not because of the rate of weight loss....but because I am hungrier all the time and can eat anything and hate it. I tried a bisquit this morning and had no problem at all, went down like butter. I notice I have to have a snack between meals or I am starving. I think I will ask for a .2cc fill which will put me at 1.7ccs. I have lost SIX inches from my waist now. I dont know how it is so much smaller when the scale has barely moved.   b.....2 pieces sausage, 1 bisquit l......1 slice pizza and salad d......DH took me out and I had a 8oz ribeye and baked, ate most of both with no problems at all. I think my band is emptying before I finish eating. I know I am not very restricted.
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Feb 1st

Okay, I stepped on the scale this morning and it said 210......it has been 212-214 for so long that I dont trust it. All of January was 214ish and finally broke and went to 213-212. I am skeptical that I can lose 2.5 lbs in 2 days, yet I have been having a cycle of no lbs lost for about 2 weeks and then down 2. Still going slow.   breakfast....protien drink lunch.....ordered a salad at school and added some leftover chicken supper....went out, some chili and 3 margaritas
lianna

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Feb 19

Sunday   Went over to Mario and MaryLou's last night and I drank 4 glasses of Merlot. I feel completely like shit this morning. I have the worst hangover ever. I took an Actos and had a bowl of potato soup. My blood sugar is probably going to be screwed all day now. I am out of test strips and need to go to Walgreens and spend freaking $50 and get some. I must have been majorly dehydrated this morning, scale said 204 lbs. It will be back at 207 tomorrow, I need to STOP weighing everyday, lol.
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Feb 18

Saturday 207 lbs   b........Atkins Advantage drink l......... Lean cuisine   It is 4:00 and I am starving. I am having another protien drink, I should just eat some chicken or something....it stays with me longer. I am getting a small fill next saturday! Maybe to 1.7ccs.   dinner.....the last of the leftover meatloaf and a salad
lianna

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Feb 17

160 lbs   Still making headway, slowly but surely I will get there. I am going for a tiny fill today. I was at 2.4 in October and went for a fill (to 2.9) and struggled for a week until I went back and he unfilled me to 2 css. I hate the darn fill issues I have. I swell so much I cant tell for a week if it is the fill amount or swelling. I think I will stick with the slow loss and stay at 2ccs forever, lol.
lianna

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Feb 17

Friday   b.....weight control oatmeal, piece of sausage l......taco salad, no shell snack..........3 cheese cubes d......3/4 cup meatloaf with sourcream, salsa, cheese, tortilla chips mixed into it. Was like taco salad! snack....CIB   OMG,,,I need a fill. I am not staying full at all and just trying to not eat CRAP in between meals. I get full on smaller amounts, I just dont STAY full. I have gone from 214 on Jan 1st to 207.5 today. I am in the one lb a week range. Still slow and steady.
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